Our News Archives - YMCA St Paul's Group

Onsite Group Exercise Classes Are Back!

Posted 2:28 pm by Davina & filed under Our News.

Group exercise classes are back! From the 17th of May we are delighted to restart our onsite group exercise classes once again. We can’t wait to get back to such an essential & fun way of exercising, whether it’s working up a sweat in our BodyPump or indoor cycling classes or flexing and stretching together in one of our yoga classes. Research has proven that exercise is not only great for...

Returing to the gym after lockdown? Get back to feeling good again.

Posted 11:35 am by Davina & filed under Our News, Uncategorised.

A lot has changed since our gyms were first forced to close in March 2020. Some people have been smashing their lockdown fitness goals; turning into runners by taking on their first 5k, ordering weights and creating their very own home gyms, or joining in our online fitness classes. Others have been taking a well-deserved...

Sleep Easy – Thankyou for sleeping rough so others don’t have to

Posted 10:25 am by Anna Acland & filed under Our News, Uncategorised.

On Friday 26 March, YMCA St Paul’s hosted a mammoth virtual Sleep Easy event, and challenged participants to sleep anywhere but their bed for the night to raise awareness and funds for the thousands of young people who are made homeless each year. We are so grateful to all of you that got involved and…

YMCA St Paul’s Group first YMCA to be awarded top governance grade by Regulator of Social Housing

Posted 10:24 am by Anna Acland & filed under Our News, Uncategorised.

YMCA St Paul’s Group is delighted to announce it has been awarded the top, G1, governance grade by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). YMCA St Paul’s Group was formed in 2018 through the merger of four YMCAs across London and Slough. Through merger the charity moved into the large Housing provider status as it…

Coming out of lockdown – feeling supported

Posted 11:56 am by Anna Acland & filed under Our News, Uncategorised.

The recent announcements of the roadmap for coming out of lockdown will have created a mixed reaction for many people. While there is a sense of relief for many it will also create a sense of uncertainty and possibly anxiety. The covid-19 pandemic has created a situation that has been unprecedented and prolonged. If two…

Our vision to transform YMCA Wimbledon

Posted 3:51 pm by Richard Craig & filed under MEDIA, Our News, Uncategorised.

Image of the proposed new YMCA Wimbledon Development

MERTON COUNCIL SUPPORTS OUR VISION TO TRANSFORM YMCA WIMBLEDON YMCA St Paul’s Group, and our development partners Thornsett, are delighted to have received a resolution to grant permission from Merton Council to deliver a brand-new YMCA hostel in Wimbledon, alongside an adjoining development of 135 new homes. Following years of hard work to secure the...

Young, discriminated, and Black: the true colour of institutional racism in the UK

Posted 10:45 am by Christine McLoughlin & filed under Our News.

New research by YMCA reveals that 95% of young Black people have heard and witnessed racist language at school, and 78% have heard and witnessed racist language in the workplace. Worryingly, young Black people in the UK said that they now grow up expecting to experience racism because of the colour of their skin. Findings…

Approval of Hampton Pool New Development Plans

Posted 3:42 pm by Christine McLoughlin & filed under Our News.

As operator, we are pleased to announce that Hampton Pool Trust’s exciting proposals to develop Hampton Pool to provide fit-for-purpose buildings and infrastructure were approved by the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames Planning Committee at their meeting on 18 November 2020. The Trust’s plans, which developed with the support of YMCA and Architect’s Wimshurst Pelleriti,…

Celebrating our staff with the Star Awards 2020

Posted 9:38 am by Christine McLoughlin & filed under Our News.

Despite not being able to celebrate together in person, this week we hosted our annual Star Awards virtually to recognise the phenomenal achievements and contributions teams and individuals have made across the charity. All the nominees from Health and Wellbeing were fantastic, which goes to show how excellent the department has been throughout the past…

Hampton Youth Project – the summer of 2020

Posted 1:06 pm by Richard Craig & filed under Hampton Youth, Our News, Youth Work.

group of young women in face masks at Hampton Youth Project

Mary Riley, Youth Coordinator at YMCA Hampton Youth Project reflects on delivering youth work in the rather different Summer of 2020 leading into the current Autumn lockdown. Coming out of the first lockdown period Over the summer period we provided detached work in the local park, unfortunately, the weather was not always kind to us...